stratabound potash-bearing salt in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||||
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| Location: | -0.684, 54.457 | ||||
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| Site type | deposit | ||||
| Deposit type | stratabound potash-bearing salt | ||||
| Evaporite basin | Zechstein | ||||
| Basin type | intracratonic basin | ||||
| Age | Paleozoic Permian Guadalupian-Lopingian Roadian-Wordian-Capitanian-Wuchiapingian-Changhsingian
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| Minerals | Potassium minerals: Other minerals: | ||||
| Notes: | 2 polyhalite seams are present. | ||||
| Geologic map unit | -0.684, 54.457 | ||||
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| Production | |
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| Status | Under Development (2012) |
| Company | Sirius Minerals (2012) |
| Estimates of reserves or resources | |
| Ore tonnage | 380 estMillion tonnes |
| K2O tonnage | 87.4 estMillion tonnes |
| Grade of K2O | 23% of ore |
| Data years | 1970 |